http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog daily 1.0 2022-08-08 http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2022/8/7/stylized-tree-shader monthly 0.5 2022-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/3ef9700b-5532-4c71-a440-c4041b5faaad/tree_turn-1_wm.gif Blog - Stylized Tree Shader Tutorial - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/48d176ba-2a99-4669-96f2-3b0fc8b9348d/Tree+layer+seq-1_wm.gif Blog - Stylized Tree Shader Tutorial - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2022/4/21/custom-normals-workflow monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/077a7d0c-735f-4227-8bc0-95cf8db1a91f/vertex_Normal+Map-1_900x350-1.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out Normals of a Sphere transferred and combined with Tangent Normal Map math. This gives the effect of the shape being wrapped onto the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/81d2be64-a002-49a6-ab16-f53cd5d4a766/baked_Normal+Map-1_900x350-1.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out The same Normal Mapped sphere, but this time its from a baked texture. Vertex density quality issues solved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/f43169e0-928b-49e5-84e8-416e048cc1c1/Mouth+Deform-1_450x450-1.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out The shading edge is clean due to Custom Vertex Normals applied to the mesh, but it does not stay clean on deformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/155760a8-5154-4bd3-933d-9ed39123604a/UV-mesh-baking-setup-1.png Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out Forget baking! Just model what you want and take a picture of it. But beware of color transforms! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1493b953-d6b9-4aa7-a8b2-52600574de0f/Tangent_Comparison-1-5.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out A Normal Map of a Sphere. Note the second face without transferred Tangents shows some details of the Base Mesh, but the third face matches the Source despite still being the full geometry of the Base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/0d37671b-7805-447e-8af5-b481fe01f583/UV+proximity+Transfer-1.png Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out Clean, accurate proximity transfer by going through flattened duplicates of the mesh. 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(Normals are shown stepped and Absolute to make them easier to see.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/e0bd95a9-f8ca-43e9-b9be-627eb279cad4/SurfGrad_stacking-1_900x350-1.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out Transferring Normals from multiple different shapes and then combining them together in World Space with Surface Gradient math. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/ab507b64-caac-4fc3-a0a5-b2d7aeff518e/Head_Shading-1_2subsurf-2.gif Blog - A Custom Normals Workflow for Clean, Stylized Toon Shading - Make it stand out Base Mesh vs Mesh with transferred Normals and Normal Mapped nose. It isn’t perfect because the Source and Nose aren’t perfect, but note how the transferred shading matches the Source very well, and survives the deformations. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2022/3/19/customizing-normals monthly 0.5 2022-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/7220add9-4f1b-42bd-b739-03343aac8cd3/Head_Shading-4_details-1.gif Blog - Customizing Normals Series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/46c71bb6-43cb-480e-9946-72a6f4f45292/Head_Shading-1_2subsurf-2.gif Blog - Customizing Normals Series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/7d9ceaed-d9de-433b-aef2-c1577b8fc637/Head_Shading-3_grid+res-1.gif Blog - Customizing Normals Series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/7b664788-dea0-4c08-a17f-d493d773702b/Head_Shading-2_base+deform-1.gif Blog - Customizing Normals Series - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2021/9/5/clean-toon-shading monthly 0.5 2022-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1630874327596-9W8GJ3LLDD81B68G1WA3/Full_head+1-1_50%25_gif.gif Blog - Clean Toon Face Shading with Generated Normals - Make it stand out Full shader and hair+accessories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1630873589709-RYLFPBZXTARBBIRCP70V/Full_shader-2-2_web.gif Blog - Clean Toon Face Shading with Generated Normals - Make it stand out Full shader on the head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1630870686413-LPJMBBQM75UAP5Y2U1W3/base+vs+generated-1_gif.gif Blog - Clean Toon Face Shading with Generated Normals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1630873907384-ABWRCRJU9XEGO3RLZWSM/decimate-1__gif.gif Blog - Clean Toon Face Shading with Generated Normals - Make it stand out Overall geometry shape matters, but specific topology does not. This is because the generated Normals are projected from an Empty Object, and are not based on the actual faces/vertices of the mesh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1630873374110-VOV40XC7THKOJTCP5VA2/Y+normal+comp-1.gif Blog - Clean Toon Face Shading with Generated Normals - Make it stand out Creating a new, clean Y Normal to define the cheek curve. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2021/8/20/finalizing-renders-with-paint-layers monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1629705960751-NU05IR71TD9CJ0P80OYL/cy_po-1_final-1_lines%2Brim-1.png Blog - Finalizing Renders With Paint Layers - Make it stand out Cleaned up line art + rim light. 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The values in the bone constraints are being overridden whenever the nodes are executed, and they execute whenever a property is changed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611568481194-ZCT5CGGADHGZMGGPMHUW/Rigging+Nodes.PNG Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test The rigging nodes. The lower half is the program, the upper half is the graph that generates the bangs rig. There’s also like 10 python script files. Good concept, but I wrote this while learning Python, so its horribly inefficient and unreliable. Hopefully can make something better now, and with the help of the new Geometry Nodes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611654988138-64R3U3DN468M19XE1CFP/bangs_fake_shading-1.PNG Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Bangs fake shading mask. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611707453645-3XZC6WJV8FU4Z8RPWI99/face+fake+shading-1.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Fake face shading (early version using a procedural texture to create the shading. Later versions use procedural Normals.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611558757594-JDU89UGF5H3A4ZAF4U8S/image-asset.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Bbones and lattices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611620124351-ZEBJVTR9ZT8PNPYJE5Y7/reimu_turntable-2_1300x1080.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Gif quality is poor, watch the YouTube video for better quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611559110605-5BGNMSBBAKPKBI8ML29C/Reimu_WIP-9_hair-1.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Bangs topology and (early) shading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611620835842-IX2SWDT5ELRUGU4J5TJU/Reimu_2_final__shading_2048x1600.png Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Just the Shading Pass (including faked shading.) 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Also on ArtStation, DeviantArt, and Pixiv. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611708349962-3TZEZP9YJZ55VFRFCWF4/Reimu_WIP-27_passes.png Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test I figured out a setup to render out Custom Passes using the new dependency graph drivers. These can then be re-combined in a new file or paint program for post work. However, Eevee is getting AOVs now, so this driver method probably won’t be needed soon. We’ll see. (Don’t mind some of the thumbnails not displaying right.) (Update: Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2, Tutorial 3.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611559352381-VVDUI1V5KHFZ93DYZPIZ/bbone_bangs-1_web.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Bbone bangs rig in action (strand edges were joined later.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611555994570-M3D34PTIU89E85CU0YZ5/Reimu_2_final_wire_4096x3200.png Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Topology. Click for super big. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611707962879-00ND58UDR8P5NZHAG6R6/Reimu_WIP-7-4.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Early alternate Bangs style, and light test on face using unmodified Normals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611708170836-5BFJNZJL51KKOFJYHV5P/Reimu_WIP-24_combined.png Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test I thought about including her flaming spheres, but couldn’t get an effect that fit in. Maybe I’ll come back to these for a Scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611631109808-36N2D09MN2L0OGSY7MBV/eye_rig-3_x264.gif Blog - Reimu Hakurei Workflow Test Iris and Pupil rigging. The Empty objects that control the textures are constrained to the bones. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2021/1/22/rei-ayanami-fan-art-v2 monthly 0.5 2021-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1611556425057-XBRUGY754XV9R44OSJT5/Rei1_Lance-2-final_full_web.png Blog - Rei Ayanami Fan art (v2) Click for full size! 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Bangs settings need more work to look right with the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1404389849514-P464EM2O1UNVYBX70DME/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Maiko v3 modeling complete http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2014/5/5/root-node-thumbnail-logo monthly 0.5 2014-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1399345131944-9D3B35JFEF9U1Y8I629V/image-asset.png Blog - Root Node Thumbnail Logo The scan lines are quite an eyesore on their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1399343673347-XQKXFCGF5MYLOW9JKJJF/image-asset.png Blog - Root Node Thumbnail Logo Simple reflective material used for the floor plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1399344320545-P3Z3ZW4NNOQU9FC4VU6R/image-asset.png Blog - Root Node Thumbnail Logo The full compositor nodes. 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You could not get them to move towards or away from the camera without expanding your rigging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1393071482322-E68CXCV1HRS7JL6LWWJ1/BootWeights1.png Blog - Project Maiko: Adding and Adjusting Outfit Weights The foot bone's vertex group has weight on the boot's front plates, which causes them to stretch. Once the foot's weight is removed from the front plates, they stay rigid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1393129263388-CR8Z7N3VP819D2IFD3W5/AcuteAngleClipping.png Blog - Project Maiko: Adding and Adjusting Outfit Weights The shorts clip themselves in the groin when moving the leg in. Slightly reducing the weights of both the hip and thigh bones removes the problem. If too much is removed, it could cause problems when extending the leg outwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1393114074704-DELH6AK79PTHZ3TCGNTF/ParallelLoops.png Blog - Project Maiko: Adding and Adjusting Outfit Weights To maintain the shape of the horizontal ridge, each vertex of the selected loops must have the same weights as those directly above or below them. The weights can be different for those to the side. This will allow the ridges to stretch horizontally, but not stretch apart vertically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1393129846667-HATAZGG2HX47C3GA9SIM/KneeCreaseSubsurfed.png Blog - Project Maiko: Adding and Adjusting Outfit Weights The crease at the back of the knee isn't deforming perfectly, but two levels of Subsurf solve most issues. Further adjustments should not be necessary unless using an extreme pose, a close up camera angle, or if there are Freestyle problems later. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2014/2/17/project-maiko-understanding-outfit-details-and-weights monthly 0.5 2014-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1392697353191-BC95C9S4NMSM82MCCAIA/SeparatedDetailExample.png Blog - Project Maiko: Understanding Outfit Details and Weights The panels on the boot are Separated, but the ridge on the toe and knee pad are Extruded. This makes the panels easy to select and adjust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1392693068538-MH04BY8MRW8PMLAO83T0/LowPolyExample.png Blog - Project Maiko: Understanding Outfit Details and Weights My outfit poly count is roughly the same as the body before modifiers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1392693503705-WIK0INJQDX8SWFIXHM1R/ExtrudedDetailExample.png Blog - Project Maiko: Understanding Outfit Details and Weights The ridges at the top of these stockings were Extruded from the mesh, then Shrink/Fattened to make them slightly tapered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1392698387494-30ES3WIFNBG5HQMVANT1/InsetDetailExample.png Blog - Project Maiko: Understanding Outfit Details and Weights The seam down the stockings is Inset, and required the stockings to have sufficient thickness to be made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1392698815880-MFO2N5HOLABH33TMRONC/CombinedDetailExample.png Blog - Project Maiko: Understanding Outfit Details and Weights This boot uses layers of Separated and Extruded details. Room has been left at the ankle for it to bend, but the weights there will need adjustment. http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2014/1/30/project-maiko-creating-the-base-bodysuit monthly 0.5 2014-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391088890023-SHO30TBCOTEOZGAKZ9ZB/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit Suit separated into the different pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391088520933-XESCZIHA8YK3PCMZHX6K/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit A box positioned around the body with new loops added and scaled to the rough shape of the torso, then Shrinkwrapped and extruded to start covering the legs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391088339558-QD5ZEXVZO9H8GRXOVZ2R/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit The area to be copied, and the suit enlarged and separated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391089273279-1RD2V5NFQPFQSDGXXRI7/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit The finger nail loop that I remove, and the finger after Smoothing Vertex on the tip. This also shows the finger problems you can get if you let Shrinkwrap effect them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391298142031-0WOUM7LV35X5K3MN4JBS/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit The shoulders after cleanup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391088684078-PE15YR4OZLX9L192AU5R/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit Select central loop with Alt+Right Click, select Side of Active from selection menu, Invert, Delete, Add Mirror modifier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391088975607-O9ITM9ELYMFDKF8P6BUR/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit Shoulders before, and after filling them out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391089147791-SPB3TW1MUBBTD3LV41O8/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit Stocking and shorts before and after adjusting edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391089393093-DSTPAHTCW2H3WMYY1OQC/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit Before and after loosening around the chest and groin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1391127497080-73EIY4ZOOB7OC1AZ9W9I/image-asset.png Blog - Project Maiko: Creating the Base Bodysuit http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2014/1/16/facebook-page-now-active monthly 0.5 2014-01-17 http://www.aversionofreality.com/blog/2014/1/14/makehuman-starting-tips monthly 0.5 2014-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/523680a4e4b0a4a590e8c091/1389692775272-8EG8DJ99KZS1YJO9L4LP/image-asset.png Blog - MakeHuman Starting Tips Maiko with narrowed shoulders (torso Vshape slider) vs Maiko with default shoulders. 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